Kritavedhana

Luffa acutangula (L.) ROXB.

Kritavedhana
Section/Chapter Herb database/Kritavedhana
Botanical name(s) Luffa acutangula (L.) ROXB.
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Year of publication 2021
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
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English name

Ribbed luffa, Ridged gourd

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Koshataki, Mridangaphala, jalini, rajimatphala

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Sutra sthana 1/81 Phalini (Vamana) (Therapeutic emesis), Asthapana (Unctuous enema)
2 Sutra sthana 2/7 Vamana (Therapeutic emesis)


Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Bitter (tikta)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Pungent (katu)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha), Sharp (tikshna)
5 Actions (karma) Expels kapha and pitta
6 Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) causing emesis and purgation (ubhayatobhagahara)

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